Hand cart for milk cans



"Nov. 10, 1931. E. NESSAN HAND CART FOR MILK CANS Filed July 5, 1930- 2 Sheets-Sheet l llollllullll llLllhl nl l I llllllllllllll M WM MMMT V0 I .\\r.. fl N N m MM MM Q EJ14 172 Naaaafl- Nov, 10, 1931. E. N ESSA'N HAND CART FOR MILK CANS 2 Shuta-Shet 2 Filed July 3, 1930 n lllfl I II t lllllllllll r .h llllllll ll 4 J Patented Nov. 10, 193i I I v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE} EDWIN NESSAN, or Banana, SOUTH DAKOTA.

HAND CART FOR MILK CANS Application filed July 3, 1930. Serial No. 465,720.

This invention relates to carts, and hasfor to the end that the front end of the body will one of its objects to provide a novel, simple, be closed and the rear end thereof open. durable and inexpensive hand cart espec1al- The bottom bar 4 has its horizontal flange 1y adapted to be used for the purpose of 4 extending inwardly from the lower edge of 6 transporting milk cans in dairies or dairy its Vertical flange 4- The flange 4 and a 5 farms or the like. a strip 6 extending longitudinally and cen- The invention has for a further object to trally of the bottom bar 4, constitute the provide a cart of the character stated which bot-tom of the body 1. The-strip 6 has its shall comprise a body adapted to receive one front end portion positioned in contact with or more milk cans and hold them in upright the under side of the flange 4 and is secured 0 position against the possibility of tilting over to said flange by a rivet 7 The greater pore while the cart is supported in a downwardly tion of the strip 6 is located in a plane coand forwardly inclined position for moveincident with that in which the flange 4 is ment and during the movement thereof. located, and has its rear end portion posi- 5 The invention has for a further object to tionedupon'a cross b21178 secured at its ends provide a cart of the character stated whereto the under sides of the rear end portions of in the body shall be so related to the wheels the flange 6. The cross bar 8 is secured to that comparatively little weight of the body the flange 4 byrlvets 9, and the strip 6 is and the milk can or canswill be borne by the S red t0 the Cross bar by-a rivet 10.

operator while holding the cart in position T 11 p bar is supported from the bottom for movement and while moving the cart. bar 4 by ver tlcal bars 11, and is arranged With the foregoing and other objects in wlth its vertical flange 5 extending downview, the nature of which will appear as the m' lym the inner edgeof its horizontal description proceeds, the invention consists ng he fl nge 5 18 located dlrectly 5 in the construction, combination and arb e the flange 4 and these flanges conrangement of art h in ft r f ll 1 stitute the sides and front end of thebody 1. ib d d l i d, d ill t t d i th The vertlcal bars 11 have their ends secured accompanying drawings, wherein against the outer surfaces of the flanges 4" Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the and 5a by l 2- 30 ha d t; Bearings 13 are secured by rivets 14 to the 0 Figure 2 is a. top plan iew of the hand .llIldGI sides Of the flanges 4 Of the bottom t; bar 4, andare provided for the reception of Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on a n axle 15 p Whlch the Wheels 2 are vertical plane extending longitudinally and mounted- V 35 centrally through the hand cart; The legs 3 are of substantially V- form n 5 Figure 4 is a sectional View taken on the slde Blew-U011, and are Provlded at then V al 1 e i di t d b th 1" H upper ends with attaching extensions or g f g i ca 6 y 8 me flanges 16 which are secured by rivets 17 to Figure 5 is a sectional View paken on the the under sides of the flanges 4 of the bot- .v tom bar 4:. A brace bar 18 extends from p g g g i yggg gjfi g g gf g one of the legs 3 to the other, and is secured to the le sh rivets 19. v v Ported near lts front end by Wheels 2 Handlz ba is20 of angular formation in 1 t rear b legs h body cross section and embodying downwardly and 4 Whlch 13 of u'form m P comprlsesj forwardly inclined front portions 20 and upmm bar 4 and a p of u'form 111 P wardly and rearwardly inclined and rearand of angular formation in Cross sect10n. ardly rear pgrtions 20 are e- The bars 4 and 5 are each of one pie e cured to the sides of the body 1 through the struction, and are arranged to position their medium of their front portions 28. The han- 50 bight portions at the front end of the body, dle portions 28 are positionedagainst the outer surfaces of the rearmost vertical bars 11, and are secured to these bars by certain of the rivets 12 and by rivets 21. Handgrips 22, preferably of cylindrical formation and made of wood, are secured to the hand bars 20 by rivets23, and have their rear end portions extending rearwardly beyond the handle bars. a

The body 1 is deep and wide enough to snugly receive the lower end portions of two milk cans 24, as illustrated by broken lines in Figures 2 to 4. The front and lateral sides of the front milk can 24 contact with the inner side of the curved front end of the body 1, and the axle 15 is spaced rearwardly from said end of the body sufficiently to position the greater portion of this milk can forwardly beyond the axle.

The length of the body 1 is greater than the combined diameters of the milk cans 24, and the rear milk can is positioned in contact with the front milk can. As the rear end of the body 1 is fully open, the milk cans 24 may be readily placed in the body. As the milk cans 24 have snug contact with the sides of the body 1, as the front milk can has snug contact with the curved front end of the body, and as the rear milk can contacts with the front milk can, the cans will be held against accidental tilting when the body is supported in the forwardly and downwardly inclined position, which position it occupies while the cart is in motion. As the greater portion of the front milk can 24 is positioned beyond the axle 15, little effort will be required to raise the body 1 into its downwardly and forwardly inclined position and to support it in such position. All parts of the cart, with the exception of the hand grip bars 22, are made of metal, and all parts of the cart are riveted together. In view there.- of, the cart is strong and durable.

While I have described the principle of the invention, together with the structure which I now consider the preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that the struc-. ture shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made, when desired, as fall Within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim p A hand cart for milk cans, comprising bottom and top bars of U form in plan and arranged in spaced parallel relation with their bight portions at the front end of the cart, the bars being of angular formation in cross section and presenting vertical and horizontal flanges, the vertical flange of the top bar being located directly above the corresponding flange of the bottom bar, the horizontal flange of the top bar extending outwardly from the of the vertical flanges of the top and bottom bars and holding said bars in fixed position with respect to each other, a cross bar secured to the lower side of the rear end portions of the horizontal flange of the bottom bar, a strip extending longitudinally and centrally of the bottom bar and having its front end secured to the lower side of the horizontal flange of this bar and having its rear end positioned upon and secured to the cross bar, bearings secured to the lower side of the hori- Zontal flange of the bottom bar, an axle mounted in the bearings, wheels carried by the axle, and handles secured to the outer side of the vertical flange of the bottom bar and to certain of said upright or spacing bars.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

EDWIYv NESSA N.

upper edge of the vertical flange, the horion l ge o the bo tem ar ext ding r wardlyfrom the lower edge. of the vertical flange, upright bars secured to the outer sides iio 

